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san francisco historic pier 70 may get a second chance. the city seems like it's about to approve a plan to rebuild the ghost pier. in december sometime the board of supervisors is expected to give the approval for a $100 million project to restore that 65-acre pier. the plan will convert the area into a vibrant space for office workers, for retailers, for artists, and manufacturing company. if approved, the project would begin next spring. >>> the time now 5:25. let's check in with sal and see how we're moving so far on a monday morning. >> all right, dave, thank you. right now northbound 280 moves pretty well. i would say. yes northbound getting up to into the valley. it voled should be -- it should be a nice drive for you. no major problems on 101 and 85. same thing with people coming in. nice looking drive heading on south and no major problems along the way. let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal, thank you. we have mostly clear skies. a little bit of patchy fog. napa airport and santa rosa. some may be in the north bay and east bay. i
san francisco historic pier 70 may get a second chance. the city seems like it's about to approve a plan to rebuild the ghost pier. in december sometime the board of supervisors is expected to give the approval for a $100 million project to restore that 65-acre pier. the plan will convert the area into a vibrant space for office workers, for retailers, for artists, and manufacturing company. if approved, the project would begin next spring. >>> the time now 5:25. let's check in with...
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. >> for the most part, it's just piers sticking up from the sand. >> reporter: more than 300 blood drives in 13 states have been canceled. now they're 11,000 points of blood short. in the bay area, people have come to help, but donations up about 25%. >> i like the feeling that i'm contributing something to help someone, or a cause. >> reporter: platelets are also needed, which this financial planner started donating after hurricane katrina. >> they're always asking for donors, and platelets is one level up. i wanted to definitely give back. >> reporter: that volunteer on the east coast says she met this woman of this picture in atlantic who rode out the storm with her four children and says if she's ever asked to leave again, she will. maureen naylor, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> republican nominee for president, mitt romney returned to campaigning today after suspending it for two days due to the deadly storm back east. >> we come with full hearts today, excited about the prospects ahead. we also have heavy hearts given the number of people below are in a time of great difficulty given the
. >> for the most part, it's just piers sticking up from the sand. >> reporter: more than 300 blood drives in 13 states have been canceled. now they're 11,000 points of blood short. in the bay area, people have come to help, but donations up about 25%. >> i like the feeling that i'm contributing something to help someone, or a cause. >> reporter: platelets are also needed, which this financial planner started donating after hurricane katrina. >> they're always...
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san francisco's on track to approve a plan that would rebuild pier 70. sometime in december, the board of supervisors is expected to give the go ahead for a $100 million project that will restore the 65-acre pier. the plan will convert the run downbuildings into other buildings. >>> a plan for offroad use by motorcycles, atvs and other vehicles. here's the area. environmentists oppose this. >>> it is a very unlikely unpairing. of circumstances that could end up with mitt romney and joe biden in the white house. >>> if you're downtown at market, it's 66 degrees. it will be sunny and warm. temperatures, low to mid 80s. >>> 78:13 -- 8:13. here's alison burns. >> reporter: take a look at how close this race is nationally. a rasmussen poll out this morning shows romney up by 1. a cnn poll last night shows a tie. pew has obama up by 3. politico has them both tied. nbc has obama up by 1. we've already seen romney rallying supporters this morning. here he is in florida. he also campaigns today in virginia, ohio and virginia. >> tomorrow, we begin a new tomorrow.
san francisco's on track to approve a plan that would rebuild pier 70. sometime in december, the board of supervisors is expected to give the go ahead for a $100 million project that will restore the 65-acre pier. the plan will convert the run downbuildings into other buildings. >>> a plan for offroad use by motorcycles, atvs and other vehicles. here's the area. environmentists oppose this. >>> it is a very unlikely unpairing. of circumstances that could end up with mitt...
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the fact is lots of folks go crabbing right from the pier where no license is required. >> i come here because it's closer, we usually go to tomales bay. >> i will stay here for five hours nothing, but came back monday and i got eight crabs for like, say four hours. >> reporter: the only sticking point could be if the fishermen and wholesalers can't agree on the price before the boats go out. i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the window for holding the mavericks invitational surf contest begins tomorrow. the competition gives 20 contestants 24 hours. the contest hasn't been held for three years because the waves never materialized. >>> the new chancer lo of berkeley was announced today. nicholas b. dirks was announced the new chance lore. the uc board of regents still needs to approve the appointment later this month to make the university's tenth chancellor. >>> a reminder you can get ktvu news the go. just download the ktvu app and you can watch the ktvu news live on your smart phone. >>> it was the end of the road for a bay area hopeful. jason brock was elimina
the fact is lots of folks go crabbing right from the pier where no license is required. >> i come here because it's closer, we usually go to tomales bay. >> i will stay here for five hours nothing, but came back monday and i got eight crabs for like, say four hours. >> reporter: the only sticking point could be if the fishermen and wholesalers can't agree on the price before the boats go out. i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the window for...
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. >> the warriors plan to privately finance the arena along piers 30 and 32, which is next to the bay bridge. there is opposition though from people who are questioning the deal. they also say the arena will take away views, and lead to traffic problems. >>> for the sixth consecutive month, bay area home prices are showing a year over year increase. according to data quick. the median price for new and existing homes and condominiums in the bay area. sales were up 21% compare today a year ago. >>> starbucks has bought tivana for $627 million. the coffee giant says it sees a growing market for tee. the purchase is expected to close by the end of the year. >>> facebook stock rose today even as 800 million more shares became available. these are shares owned by employees and investors who were legally barred from selling them until today. even with today's rally, the stock is worth about 60% of its initial public offering price of $38 a share. facebook chairs closed at $22.38 today. that's a gain of more than 12%. >>> doctors told her to eat 6,000 calories a day. the record that a northe
. >> the warriors plan to privately finance the arena along piers 30 and 32, which is next to the bay bridge. there is opposition though from people who are questioning the deal. they also say the arena will take away views, and lead to traffic problems. >>> for the sixth consecutive month, bay area home prices are showing a year over year increase. according to data quick. the median price for new and existing homes and condominiums in the bay area. sales were up 21% compare...
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the boat was taking in water about 300 yards north of the pier. someone on the boat was able to call the police. the cause of the leak appeared to be a broken seal on the drive shaft. >> there were eight people on board. they all had live vests on so they would have been safe enough in the water. it's also pretty calm conditions. >> five people left the boat with rescue crews, three stayed on board. in addition to the people a dog, cat and snake whether also on board. >> it wasn't quite a household pet but a camel that ran loose in the streets of southern california. >> it was craziness on the street. i heard kids yelling. >> people were surprised. not every day a see a camel running through. >> that is true. handlers for the camel chased after her in the city of glendale. she was eventually caught. i guess its part of the circus. she was lured back to the big top by a carrot. >> thin is in this year, at least when it comes to trees. skinny trees just as fashionable as skinny jeans. . sam's club and home depot have them for sale. the market is any
the boat was taking in water about 300 yards north of the pier. someone on the boat was able to call the police. the cause of the leak appeared to be a broken seal on the drive shaft. >> there were eight people on board. they all had live vests on so they would have been safe enough in the water. it's also pretty calm conditions. >> five people left the boat with rescue crews, three stayed on board. in addition to the people a dog, cat and snake whether also on board. >> it...
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the tree lighting celebration at pier 39 begins at noon. and this year, it features disney characters. several children's choirs will also perform and the tree at pier 39 will light up at 6:00. >>> the four buildings of the embarcadero center in san francisco are once again outlined in lights. always love that. this is the 26th year the embarcadero center has been lit up for the holiday season. last night's festivities also included a holiday show, but it was held inside because of the rain. >>> well, it is every man and woman for themselves at many bay area grocery stores. >> people are just getting what they can, because we're not going to be able to get it anymore. >> how the announcement by hostess has many making a mad rush to get their hands on the last iconic treats. [ cheers & applause ] >> they are happy because it's the storm skiers and snowboarders have been waiting for. what you need to know if you're planning on heading up to the slopes. . >> i love the rain. it's a nice change, you know. >>> the wet weather is back, and get re
the tree lighting celebration at pier 39 begins at noon. and this year, it features disney characters. several children's choirs will also perform and the tree at pier 39 will light up at 6:00. >>> the four buildings of the embarcadero center in san francisco are once again outlined in lights. always love that. this is the 26th year the embarcadero center has been lit up for the holiday season. last night's festivities also included a holiday show, but it was held inside because of the...
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that arena, if given the green light, could be built on piers 30 and 32 within the next five years. >>> well, the warriors will host the denver nuggets tonight, one day after dropping one to the lakers. the game tipped off just hours after the lakers fired their head coach mike brown. kobe bryant had 27 points to lead l.a. in their 101-77 rout. currie scored 18 for the warriors. as for the lakers coaching vacancy, the team is interested in former coach phil jackson, who retired after the 2010-2011 season. >>> okay. today marks the regular season home finale for the stanford cardinal football team, and they host number 13 oregon state at stanford stadium. pregame ceremonies will feature a salute to veterans and current members of the military. you can see that game right here on ktvu channel 2 at noon. >>> cal's home finale is also today. bears host the ap's number 2 in the nation, oregon. cal is the 28-point underdog against the undefeated ducks. kickoff is at 7:30 tonight. >>> the window for the mavericks' big wave surfing contest is now open. surfers came from around the world to th
that arena, if given the green light, could be built on piers 30 and 32 within the next five years. >>> well, the warriors will host the denver nuggets tonight, one day after dropping one to the lakers. the game tipped off just hours after the lakers fired their head coach mike brown. kobe bryant had 27 points to lead l.a. in their 101-77 rout. currie scored 18 for the warriors. as for the lakers coaching vacancy, the team is interested in former coach phil jackson, who retired after...